Zoosk Protects Military Members From Romance Scams
This is a sponsored post. Let’s face it: dating is hard, especially if you’re in the military. Even if you’re not currently serving, finding the time to even “get out there” seems to be a rare event, forcing many... Read more
A C-130 Could Snatch Gremlin Drones Right Out of the Air
The U.S. military is moving ahead with development of a new drone that launches... Read more
U.S. Air Force Leaders Are Deliberately Slow-Rolling A-10 Refurbishment
In a victory for supporters of the battle-proven A-10 close air support aircraft, Congress... Read more
In 1982, Four U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers Gathered Near Lebanon
As tensions escalated in the Middle East over the civil war in Syria, in... Read more
Landlocked Bolivia Has a Navy?
In April 2018, Flavio Gustavo Arce San Martin — a vice admiral in the... Read more
There are many reasons to keep certain parts of the U.S. nuclear weapons complex a secret. But fraud, waste,...
M-41 Tanks Are Museum Pieces … And Still in Service
The U.S. Army never really liked the M-41 Walker Bulldog. A light tank designed in 1949 and produced between...
In 1980, Friendly Fire Was One of the Biggest Killers of Iranian Fighter Pilots
This story originally appeared on Oct. 4, 2016. September 2016 marked the 36th anniversary of the start of the...
In the Iran-Iraq War, F-5s and MiG-21s Fought to a Standstill
This story originally appeared on Sept. 19, 2016. There have been countless discussions over which is the better fighter...
Fears of an Aggressive Iran Are Far Older Than the Islamic Republic Is
This story originally appeared on May 27, 2015. The U.S. and Iran were once best friends. Washington saw the...
In 1918, British and German Tanks Clashed at Villers-Bretonneux
One hundred years ago, on the evening of April 23, 1918, a thousand German artillery pieces unleashed high-explosive shells...
Algeria Is the Latest Country to Field Russian Themobaric Rocket Launchers
Russia’s unusual thermobaric rocket launcher has proliferated to another country. In use in Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Iraq and Syria...
How Taiwan Defends Itself From Decapitation Strikes
In military terms, a “decapitation” strike refers to the practice of targeting a country’s top leadership in the opening...
The Cavalier Crusade for a War With Iran
This story originally appeared on July 15, 2016. One year ago, opponents of the Iran nuclear agreement blasted the...
Zoosk Protects Military Members From Romance Scams
This is a sponsored post. Let’s face it: dating is hard, especially if you’re in the military. Even if...
An Empire of Nothing at All?
This essay is the introduction to Tom Engelhardt’s new book, A Nation Unmade by War, a Dispatch Book published...
Mobilizing for the Third Gulf War
With Donald Trump’s decision to shred the Iran nuclear agreement, it’s time for the rest of us to start...
The U.S. Army Is Preparing to Send Anti-Aircraft Strykers to Europe
The U.S. Army is fast-tracking newly configured Stryker armored vehicles with helicopter and drone-killing weapons to counter Russia in...
Chilean Gangsters Exploit Lax U.S. Gun Laws
This article originally appeared at InSight Crime. Authorities in Chile say they have uncovered the first international arms trafficking...
Las dos muertes de Loco Fakhir
Muchos combatientes Peshmerga kurdos han muerto luchando contra el Estado Islámico. Pero la noticia de la muerte del coronel...
